Dela Kay Reflects on Love and Loss in New Single
“Anybody Else”
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February 14th, 2025 [Los Angeles, CA] – Alt-Pop artist, Dela Kay, unveils her
latest single, “Anybody Else,” a heart-wrenching ballad that captures the bittersweet
nostalgia of lost love. Written October of last year in Nick Cozine’s East Nashville studio,
the song was born out of deep reflection and raw emotion, making it one of Dela Kay’s
most vulnerable releases to date.
The track was co-written by Dela Kay, Nick Cozine, and Whitney Fenimore—the same
trio behind her previous single, “Remedy.” “As soon as the three of us got together, we
knew we were going to write a ballad,” shares Dela Kay. “I was still processing apainful breakup just a few months before, and with the Halloween spookiness looming
in the air that day, nostalgia was all around us. We started to walk down memory
lane with my past relationship, coming up with lyrics detailing my first date, then
letting the current reality hit when writing the chorus.”
Nick Cozine first introduced the “any anybody else” hook, which instantly resonated
with the team. “Whitney and I loved it and knew we wanted to keep it,” Dela Kay
recalls. “With both Nick and Whitney rooted in the folk/indie scene, the melodies we
developed felt so organic and real to all of us. Sometimes when you’re speaking
directly from the heart, things flow super easily, and they definitely did that day.”
In an unconventional move, the final vocal in “Anybody Else” is actually Dela Kay’s
original scratch vocal from the writing session. “We loved it so much, we kept all of
it—it’s the same vocal you hear in the final track!” she reveals.
Sonically, “Anybody Else” evokes the drama and intensity of early 2000s romance
films. “It’s kind of giving ‘A Cinderella Story’ when Chad Michael Murray runs up on
the bleachers in the rain to kiss Hilary Duff after the football game,” Dela Kay
explains. “We wanted the verses to feel bare, with acoustics leading the track alongside
strings, but then have the choruses come in strong with booming drums and electric
guitar swells—absolutely wrecking our hearts.”
